Question

A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”

He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”

The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

1.At first the boy cried because _______.

A. he hurt himself and felt bad

B. he wanted to give himself a surprise

C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain

D. he hoped his father would help him

2.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.

A. it was foolish to hear others’ voice?????

B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice

C. there were many other people in the mountain?

D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain

3.The father shouted to the mountain to ________.

A. find out who was repeating his voice?

B. have fun with other people in the mountain

C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer

D. let his son know whose voice was louder

4. The word “Echo” means__________.

A. life itself???????????? B. repeating voice??

C. love in the world?????? D. everything in life

5.From the story, we know _________.

A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all??

B. the father had his own way to teach his son

C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice???

D. the boy and his father were rather tired

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了爸爸在给孩子讲述回声这一现象时，又进一步对孩子进行了人生的教育。意在警示孩子自己想要得到什么回报就要付出同样的努力。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried,可知，孩子哭的原因是跌倒之后疼痛导致的；故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中男孩的反应Then the boy shouted,及He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, 可知，他认为自己受到了笑话才生气的；故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据短文第二段The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain可知，爸爸是通过实际行动和更多的实例来向孩子解释这一道理；故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据短文第一段中的he heard the voice repeating及后面的叙述可知，Echo指的是回声现象，即声音的重复；故选B。

5.推理判断题。根据短文最后一段，可知爸爸在给孩子讲述回声这一现象时，又进一步对孩子进行了人生的教育，由此可知，爸爸通过自己独特的方式来教育孩子。故选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读。